Glad that week is over.....

So, I am terribly sorry for those of you who follow my blog that I have not updated lately. This week was terribly long. I was teaching 8-11 year old full day camp, a curriculum called Monkeying Around. Im not sure what exactly made this week so bad. Maybe it was that I didnt really have a day off last weekend to recooperate from the week before. Maybe it was that it was a full day camp instead of two half day camps. Maybe it was the group of kids I had. Maybe it was the frustrating layout of the curriculum. Whatever the case may be, I am so glad it is over. On one of the days I made a camper hold my hand for punishment, and that didnt end well. He enjoyed it far too much. Not in a creepy way, he just decided to take the opportunity to try to embarass/inflict pain on me. UGH! Then on Friday, i misplaced one of my campers. That was a terrifying freak out moment. Friday night i went to Zoo day at Reds Stadium which was super fun. I really liked getting to work with my boss Melinda. I worked the zoo temporary tatoo booth before the game, then went and watched the zoo animal parade around the warning track. I got to see Sam, our Bald Eagle, make a flight during pre-game; thats pretty much the most spectacular sight EVER. The Star-Spangled Banner Playing, Eddie standing on the mound with his glove in the air and whistle in his mouth, then from the top of the stadium comes the same Eagle I see atleast once a week. He swoops down over the stands, down over the outfield, and onto the awaiting glove. So majestic, so beautiful... it gave me chills. After he landed though, he kept banking and it was such a painful thing to watch... so majestic and then so scared.... I got to hold Terra the Demerils Ground Boa for a fan meet and greet during the first inning, that was so much fun. I didnt stay for the game; they didnt have enough tickets to go around, so I gave mine up and volunteered to come back to the zoo to help Melinda put animals away. Overall that was one of the most amazing experiences so far. I hung out with my friends and our animals, just chillin at the stadium. Alicia and Eunice had out Sir Francis Bacon, our Red River Hog, and Pow Wow, one of our Anatolian Shepards. Amanda and Nicole and Amber and Candice and Jocelyn and Cheryl were all there too. It was just a great time to hang with people in a non-classroom work setting. Last night we went out to dinner at Max and Erma's for Arinns Birthday. It was good food. Then we drove to Blue Ash to catch the fireworks. They were decent, but we were pretty far away (we sat in a parking lot). It made me homesick though, because this was the first time ever that I have skipped the fireworks at the Charles County Fairgrounds. The experience just isnt the same without Uncle Mike and his firetruck, Grandmommy's popcorn trail mix, the family all around, and the Southern Maryland Concert Band playing in the background. The internship is officially a third of the way over now, so i will be home in about 7 weeks. Seems like such a short time, yet forever away at the same time. I know i will miss this place incredibly, but can't wait to be home. This coming week I am teaching Animal Myth Busters for the 3rd week..... I know the curriculum like the back of my hand now, which makes prep time easy.

Well, i guess I better go.
Until Next Time,

~Elena